8 CFR § 207.6 - Control over approved refugee numbers.

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title: "8 CFR § 207.6 - Control over approved refugee numbers."
title_number: 8
title_name: "Aliens and Nationality"
section_number: "207.6"
section_name: "Control over approved refugee numbers."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS"
part_number: "207"
part_name: "ADMISSION OF REFUGEES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1151, 1157, 1159, 1182; 8 CFR part 2."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 45118, Sept. 10, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
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# 207.6 Control over approved refugee numbers.

Current numerical accounting of approved refugees is maintained for each special group designated by the President. As refugee status is authorized for each applicant, the total count is reduced correspondingly from the appropriate group so that information is readily available to indicate how many refugee numbers remain available for issuance.